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I love to play with the notion of who the protagonist is - who is the audience supposed to root for? I did it in 'Sicario' and feel it was the strength of the script - guiding the audience's allegiance toward the villain because they think he's the hero, until it's revealed that he's the villain. Taylor Sheridan

I love gothic monsters, but I like to root them more firmly in the traditional folklore from which they sprang. Or at least, I like to evoke the feeling of those folk stories. Ted Naifeh

Love Feeling Monsters Those Evoke Folk Folklore More Firmly Like Gothic Least Traditional Stories Which Them Root

At the root of everything I do is a fascination with ideas - what ideas are for, what jobs they do. Thomas Heatherwick

Everything Jobs Ideas Root Fascination

The test of an author is not to be found merely in the number of his phrases that pass current in the corner of newspapers... but in the number of passages that have really taken root in younger minds. Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Corner Minds Phrases Taken Merely Pass Passages Test His Author Current Younger Newspapers Root Really Found Number

We see that in the top problems in the world between haves and have-nots, generally we find that the root cause is education. Tim Cook

Education World Cause Problems Top Find See Generally Between Root

When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou have passed through. Forbearance is the root of all quietness and assurance forever. Tokugawa Ieyasu

Heart Assurance Extremity Thou Through Arise Thy Days Forbearance Passed Ambitious Forever Quietness Root Recall Desires

Forbearance is the root of quietness and assurance forever. Tokugawa Ieyasu

Assurance Forbearance Forever Quietness Root

Video games are a special kind of play, but at root, they're about the same things as other games: embracing particular rules and restrictions in order to develop skills and experience rewards. When a game is well-designed, it's the balance between these factors that engages people on a fundamental level. Tom Chatfield

Video Games Game Balance Experience People Other Rules Kind Embracing About Restrictions Factors Develop Between Particular Same Same Things Rewards Order Video Root Skills Games Special Fundamental Play Level Things

I think, probably like a lot of people, I kind of root for the underdog. Tony Hale

People Think Kind Underdog Like Lot Root

Gospel was the root of everything in my house, so there's a touch of that in everything that I do. If soul counts as a genre, I would also say that's the common thread throughout everything I do. There's rock and soul influence, too. The pop element comes at the very end and making the song catchy so people will remember it. Tori Kelly

Soul People Song Remember Will Too Everything Say Would Thread Touch Throughout Catchy Counts House Also Genre Gospel Rock Making End Very Common Influence Root Pop Element

Justification and sanctification are both God's work, and while they can and must be distinguished, the Bible won't let us separate them. Both are gifts of our union with Christ, and within this double-blessing, justification is the root of sanctification and sanctification is the fruit of justification. Tullian Tchividjian

I always root for the defense. Wellington Mara

Defense Always Root

Politicians all over the world cater to domestic vote banks. They will spend only on what their constituents want. So unless there is a grass root green movement in a nation the politicians will not be willing to spend money on curbing emissions. More awareness is needed amongst the people to effect the real change in how governments spend. Wilbur Smith

Change Vote People World Money Will Nation Politicians Grass Awareness Unless Spend Willing Constituents More Only Emissions Over Cater How Real Effect Domestic Governments Green Movement Want Banks Root Amongst Needed

Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness. William Cullen Bryant

Increase Innocence Virtue Fair Remorse Blessedness Fruits Root

Self is the root, the tree, and the branches of all the evils of our fallen state. William Law

Tree State Our Evils Self Fallen Branches Root

After reaching 50, I began to wonder what the root of life is. Yo-Yo Ma

Life Reaching Began Wonder After Root

We need to root out the waste and abuse that is rampant in our state agencies. When we do that and grow the economy, we will be able to fund the vital programs and services we need. Charlie Baker

Will Programs State Rampant Our Out Vital Able Abuse Economy Agencies Root Grow Fund Waste Services Need

We need to send a powerful message to the world in a unified voice: that we can fight for social justice for everyone, everywhere, and change the world, not just get married. We can continue to build our communities and address the root causes of queer and trans poverty and deaths. Chelsea Manning

Justice Change Fight World Poverty Build Change The World Everyone Our Address Everywhere Married Voice Powerful Message Causes Continue Queer Deaths Get Get Married Send Just Social Unified Root Social Justice Communities Need

Policing language and even legislating against certain behaviours will only go so far to address the pervasive problem of racial bias. To get at the root cause we must have open, honest and sometimes painful conversations. John Barnes

Problem Sometimes Cause Language Will Address Must Only Open Bias Policing Go Get Conversations Against Far Racial Root Certain Pervasive Painful Even Honest

A real economic development policy would address the root issues hampering business growth, like access to credit and marketplaces so dominated by giant companies that it is impossible to compete. Zephyr Teachout

Business Economic Development Impossible Address Giant Would Economic Development Like Policy Access Real Issues Dominated Root Companies Credit Growth Compete

In terms of addressing crime issues in the black community, the dominant political class has historically refused to endorse the full slate of reforms along lines of education, economic security, housing, etc, necessary to address the root causes. James Forman, Jr.

Education Class Political Crime Black Community Address Addressing Security Black Community Economic Economic Security Along Terms Housing Causes Issues Political Class Lines Historically Dominant Reforms Endorse Refused Etc Root Full Necessary Slate

Reality television paints a simple black-and-white world of good characters and bad characters; people we want to root for and people we want to see ruined. There is none of the gray ambiguity that colors real life. I no longer watch a lot of reality television, but sometimes I can't look away from 'Honey Boo Boo.' I just can't. Molly O'Keefe

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